His Soft Spot

{Forty Three}

I was bouncing up and down basically. Dante was talking to Alex, running things over with him since he was going to be in charge while we are gone.

I was like a little kid going to Disneyland! I mean, we are going to Italy. For me! My birthdays have been shit for the past years. Last year I was in a coma. The year before I was a nobody. And two years earlier, my mom was in the hospital and my dad was abusive.

"Dante, it's fine. I know what I'm doing." Alex stopped Dante's ramble, "just go."

"C'mon Cherry." I tugged at his arm, "can we go now?"

"Yes, we can." He held onto my hand then looked back to Alex, "just call me if there is something wrong."

"Yep. Now go. I'm going back to bed." Alex muttered and turned around, going back up the stairs. I don't get why we have to get up so early to go places. Like every other time.

"Let's gooo." I said.

"Okay okay we're going baby." He chuckled and I smiled. He took me out the front door, locking it behind him, then opened the car door for me and I slid in and out my seatbelt on. He got in on the other side and and the driver started the car. "Are you okay?" He asked, already knowing the answer.

"I'm good Cherry how are you." I smirked and looked up at him.

"It's 4am kitten. You need to calm down a little." He squeezed my hand.

"I don't think that's possible. I had three cups of coffee while you were walking around and doing stuff." I said, two blacks with sugar and a large iced coffee with more sugar.

"Kitten, I said wait till we get there to drink, your headache can get worse from the flying because of that caffeine." He sighed and I shrugged, "baby you need to listen to me."

"Sorry." I mumbled, he kissed me temple and put an arm around me. "I'm really excited though."

"I can tell." He chuckled. I fiddled with his hand as we drove down the empty road, he was focused on doing last minute on his phone, I told him he couldn't do any work as soon as we were in the air.

By the time we got to the tarmac, the sky was a little lighter and the caffeine settled in a little so I wasn't so hyper. Once we got on the plane, he pulled me down on his lap. I reached my hand down to his pocket, I think he misunderstood me though. "Whoa kitten, what are you doing?" He put his hand up, I gave him an unamused look as I pulled his phone out of his pocket and tossed it to the side.

"Don't be tempted." I warned him. The co captain or someone came up to us, I was quick to move off Dante's lap but he held me still.

"Good morning Mr. Mendez, we are ready to take off. Since Talia was- well laid off, I can assist you two with anything." Talia? Laid off? I wonder if he slept with her.

"Okay, we're good for now." Dante nodded, the man walked away, a ding went off, indicating we were beginning our run.

"Who's Talia?" I asked.

"No one."

"Obviously she was something." I crossed my arms. I'm not jealous. I've been dating him for a over a year- I'm jealous, whatever.

"She used to work on here, then I fired her. No big deal."

"But you fired her once we started dating."

"No- like five months before." He replied.

"Dante." I huffed. He grabbed onto my ass and pushed me hips down on his deeper. The of course he put his hands down the back of my sweatpants and gripped onto my ass.